Venice has them too

I WONDER if Mr Hodgman watched ABC’s Foreign Correspondent? I hope so, because it would have given him a glimpse of what the pursuit of tourist money over residents can do to a city. In this instance, the city of Venice, which is being loved to death by tourists. Yes, they have their “anti-everything’’ brigades there too. Cruise ships, Airbnb, short-visit hordes descending upon Venice — all causing a lot of angst. The residents have nowhere to live, ousted from long-term rentals. They are forming groups and are trying to fight

For posterity

ONE of the most oft-repeated and specious phrases is the “anti-everything brigade”. The disingenuous expression sums up those who wish to preserve the vanishing, pristine areas of our beloved planet. Why not save something for posterity? And thus ensure that nature is not yet extinguished. I mean, Mars is not an option! Hobart students join more than 50 locations around Australia in School Strike 4 Climate Didn’t attend in person but am with students in spirit. I am a 73 yo grumpy with grandchildren who I want to have a fair go at life, so to paraphrase our Prime Minister Scott Morrison, those who “have a go ... get a go”. Go students.

Signing up

READER Shane Lidster makes it sound like everyone who has to put up with noise through the day will sign up to the antieverything brigade (Letters, March 7). If it weren’t for noise, you wouldn’t have that tower, buildings and the road on the beautiful, pristine, untouched mountain.